Jada was perplexed. "You're so powerful that you could claim yourself to be the strongest, yet you're still being so humble?"Frank chuckled. "Claiming to be the strongest is no issue, but why hoard accolades? When I was younger, I never understood why the best warriors in fiction were so humble, but I've come to understand that strength and reputation are two different things."No matter how strong you are, your reputation will be bad if it's bad. Or what, are you going to regulate what people say?"Jada nodded in agreement.Strength did not need acknowledgement, and there was no killing ideas, especially if they were right, let alone being petty."In that case, being the strongest is more difficult than being a peasant." Jada chuckled. "Peasants can run their mouths as they like, while the strongest need to watch their own behavior."Frank thought about it. "Well, that's not all there is to it. I can enjoy things others can't.""Like priestesses." Jada promptly grinned.Frank
Shocked, Crewcut exclaimed, "Who the hell are you?"Frank ignored him and repeated, "Who told you about Mr. Corvan?"Crewcut smirked. "His neighbors, of course. They're spouting nonsense about some supernatural being abusing the good name of the divines for atrocities. You really deserve death!"Frank was unsure if he should laugh or cry. "If you're willing to come all the way here just for a rumor, why can't you make an effort to find out what the so-called victims had done instead?"Crewcut snorted. "Why? If your cause is just, you wouldn't kill them and not even leave a corpse on top of that!"Knowing that he would not get through to Crewcut, Frank called up Toto, who owned the homestay cottage.Toto was naturally prepared, having gathered legal evidence such as call records and other proof of Mr. Corvan's crimes for court usage if necessary. It included and was not limited to how he drove people over the brink, and there was no denying the sheer insidious nature of the man.
Crewcut sighed. "There are too few men like you. Many have the power but refuse to do good."Frank nodded and threw him a business card. "Just call me if you're in trouble.""Thank you!" Crewcut bowed at him and turned to leave.After he was gone, Moxxi snorted. "Are you just going to let him leave, chief? He was ready to kill you!""So what?" Frank chuckled. "No one can be a saint, but killing for the sake of it is an absolute no-no. People can be annoying, but know when to spare them. Never distort your world view just because you've gained power or fail to discern morality."Moxxi nodded wryly—she would not want to admit it, but Frank was right.Crewcut had been an annoyance, but he did not deserve to die yet. She was just being petty.-Early next morning, Frank was watching TV when his phone rang, and he saw that it was a number he did not recognize.Somehow, he had the feeling that it was Crewcut—people like him simply made too many enemies. This was exactly a case in
And with those words, Frank turned toward the crowd. "Everyone, there's no reason to believe in the supernatural. Be it that woman or myself, the sciences simply can't explain us for now, but we still operate within the confines of logic."One might even say logic is the true nature of science. As long as she has a HP bar and her abilities can be studied, you have no reason to fear her!"The hag snapped coolly, "Stop trying to explain the divine with your shallow beliefs, or you might suffer divine retribution!"Frank was at once amused. "If the divine exists, what would they think if they had you as a follower? Surely you'd be the one to suffer divine retribution?"The hag laughed. "You're wrong, because I never suffered any. If there's a divine, my actions are justified!""Really?"Frank suddenly glowered, and a lightning bolt struck the floor just in front of the hag.The deafening thunder that soon ensued left her reeling, almost falling into the fissure that she blew open h
The hag nodded repeatedly and replied, "I've told you everything you wanted to know. Could you please give me a divine pill?"As soon as she recovered from her shock, she was already scheming to get something out of this. Frank smirked but said nothing, though the look was enough to send the hag reeling. "S-Sorry, I've misspoken! I don't need anything… Could you please spare me?"She watched as Frank nodded and was absolutely delighted.However, just as she pushed herself up to leave, she stopped as she noticed Frank's horrific glare."Is there something else?""I really was going to spare you," Frank growled coolly, "until you used the pronoun 'me' in my presence!""Huh?!"The hag definitely did not expect Frank to get upset about that. Even though she knew she must correct herself, it was already too late—Frank had seized her with telekinesis and flung her into the fissure she made!Calling herself a sage with her hideousness—Frank would have been throwing up if he did no
Squint looked at Frank in approval. "Such insolence!"Frank was fortunate to learn a movement style that was beyond the reach of any normal human, and Squint therefore considered him suitable for their tutelage.On top of that, the fact that Frank remained fearless against four clearly powerful individuals only made Squint further interested in taking Frank under his wing."It's not insolence—it's fact!" Frank smirked just then. "Like how the sun rises from the east."The four white-clad geezers glared at Frank. "Is that so?""Indeed it is!"Suddenly, Frank's terrible might erupted, and the four men suddenly felt the impulse to kneel.Then, with just a thought, all four of them were pinned against the ground, immobile!"Sorry." Frank chuckled. "I can't say I liked Crewcut all that much, but he had the right attitude. And since you freaks killed him, I don't think I should waste my breath—I'm sure I can see y'all breaking soon enough."It went without saying how dumbfounded t
Frank chuckled. "You chose poorly. The fish proves that you have a strong drive to survive, and you'd attack me just for that. Why should I keep you around?"With those words, and even before Cyclops could argue, he disappeared as the other three watched.They traded glances, scared for a second, before smiling the next.That prick thought himself clever and screwed himself over for trying to be smart!Since it was an either or question, the youngest of the three then said, "The hair needle!"With Cyclops being the precedent, the right answer was now obvious, so he would beat the rest to it."So you're saying you wouldn't hesitate to kill and would come after me for revenge? Then I have even less reason to keep you around!"Frank waved his hand, and the youngest of the three disappeared too.The remaining two traded a look of pain.They thought that the youngsters had chosen wisely, and that they were ones who were going to die.But as it turned out, there was never a right
Squint was left utterly bewildered.He had messed up—big time!While Frank was good, he was also sadistic!Logically speaking, both qualities should not exist in a man at the same time.But it did, so what could he do?"S-Stay away!"It went without saying that Squint was horrified as he watched Frank slowly walk toward him.Now, he was a wicked man fearing a man more wicked than himself!It was just that Frank was eccentric enough to kill the wicked but spare innocents.At that point, Squint realized why Frank was strong.It was no coincidence, but destiny!There are elements in this world that keep each other in check. But once the balance is lost, the world becomes just a little darker.At that point, the only logic was survival of the fittest and a merciless destruction of the weak!And in Squint's eyes, Frank had no emotion to speak of. His sadism was at most respect—and returning the favor for what they did to Crewcut.An eye for an eye, as they say!Still, when he
Yancy was absolutely perplexed. "How did you do that?"Frank chuckled. "Do you believe in the paranormal?"Yancy shook her head confidently.The paranormal and science were two completely contradictory subjects.Strictly speaking, anything that could be seen with the naked eye or directly affected the physical plane was not paranormal. Still, while science was fundamentally a counter-thesis to mysticism, anything that worked within a system of logic fell within its jurisdiction.Frank shrugged. "It's good if you don't believe it. I don't myself—but I am using a paranormal technique to conjure that fingerprint, which was supposed to be erased."Yancy was utterly confused. "What does that mean?"Frank explained, "I'm not sure if you've seen bodies of energy resembling spirits, but they linger within a body, retaining the deceased's last thoughts to a certain extent!"Yancy nodded in understanding.There was some form of energy that lingered within the deceased.But with Frank's
Frank was unsure if she should laugh or cry. "Not mentioning something doesn't mean that I didn't notice it. And I could've saved you even without leaving the white-clad priest."If anyone else said that, Yancy would be convinced that they were lying.But since it was Frank, the strongest lifeform she had ever encountered yet, saying that was almost humble of him!Still, her protective glasses flashed as she checked the yellow talisman, scanning it. "There's nothing special about it! Both the scanner in my glasses and my eyes say so.""Now, back to my question." Frank chuckled. "Is science failing, or is the person?"Yancy's face fell—curse this man and all his teasing!Soon, they landed.There just happened to be a cleaner sweeping the curb, and his knees buckled and fell when he saw Frank and Yancy descending from the skies.Frank quickly put Yancy on her feet while rushing up to him, chuckling. "It's alright. We're not evil—don't worry."It took a while of assurance for the
Yancy has always been bright.With the help of all the advanced equipment, she created a monster soon enough.Interestingly, it could be controlled with the remote that Jouri had given her earlier.Still, the thought of being a step behind Jouri frustrated Yancy. "If I'm right, that scamp knew there was something strange about this place… She one-upped me again! Curses!"Frank chuckled. "Don't say that. You have the marbles that can be used for energies, no? You'd definitely be able to replicate it, and you'd beat her with numbers."Yancy could not agree. "Nope. It just goes to show she didn't even care… but now that I think about it, she must have something better."Frustrated, she stamped her feet, which looked adorable as she looked less mature."Alright, don't fuss over the details." Frank chuckled. "Let's go eat.""Yeah." Yancy sighed and had her lab float up in the air while they headed to Cronde.She also put on a pair of rocket boots and leapt off. "You don't have to p
The rascal took the skies, tearing through the clouds.But no matter how he flew, he just could not reach the eyes overhead!That was not all either—a mysterious force seemed to stop him just then before yanking him back to the physical plane!"Your turn!"Yancy heard Frank's voice all around her and nodded, pressing a button that fired a missile straight at the rascal.Boom!The rascal was blown away, split in two pieces from the waist and screaming in agony.It was only then that he realized his fellow apprentices were not playing a prank. They had simply died before he did!They were each so strong, but they were wiped out nonetheless. He certainly did not stand a chance!"Please don't kill me… I can be useful, I…"The rascal soon trailed off in fear.After all, they had all heard about Frank before they came.It was universally acknowledged that he was crazy—that he loved to torture people like them.And if he ever got you, suicide was the best option!However, th
Laughing, Yancy asked, "Now, do you understand that where there's smoke, there's fire?"It's not just bombs and artillery—I have plenty of other high-tech gadgets. You can die now, kiddo!"The rascal laughed instead of getting upset. "Did you think that science is all-powerful? The energy field is good, but it's nothing new—watch!"He waved his hand, and the energy field disappeared!Yancy was shocked—her data suggested that only Frank could dispel that energy field, so how was that brat able to do the same?Taking to the skies, the rascal then beckoned provokingly. "Are we stopping already? Come on, let's keep this up!" However, Yancy smiled, shaking her head. "I'm not stupid. Since I can't hurt you, I should just save my ammunition instead."The youth laughed. "So you're giving up? Good, spare me the trouble!"He turned, grinning. "Hear that? She gave up! Can I be the first—"He froze before he could finish, as his entire group was already gone.In fact, the only person al
"I don't believe you!" the woman shrieked almost crazily.She tried to vanish again, but Frank was no longer interested in playing with her.With just a snap of his fingers, her brain seemed to be subdued by a special type of energy, keeping her from using any techniques!One of the members of her entourage quickly realized that something had gone awry and hurried forward to encircle Frank, snapping coolly, "What the hell did you do?!"Frank chuckled. "Why not experience it yourself?"Even as the entourage heard that, they realized they had been shut out of their own abilities, just like the woman!"H-How did you take away our powers?!"Frank shrugged. "Easy. It's nothing to brag about—it has a major, exploitable flaw!""What?!"The entourage traded glances—Frank was basically saying that he was the Goliath to their David!"You're getting it, brat!"Even if their soul projection was taken from them, they still had other techniques!As they did not hesitate to charge at Fran
The rascal seemed to rank at the bottom of the hierarchy. Clearly afraid to disobey the woman, she charged at Yancy's android right then.Yancy wasted no breath pressing the fire button and launching a missile at the brat, only for him to disappear where he stood!Bang!The missile blew up as it touched ground, leaving a crater.Soon, the rascal reverted to his physical form and glanced at the crater, laughing. "I'm surprised that your android is that fun. I really couldn't have known!Patting his chest, he chuckled. "Come on, shoot me right here. Let's see if you can pierce my defenses!"Yancy's eyes lit up—that was certainly agreeable! She really could not do anything to the rascal if he dematerialized, but she would have a much better chance if he stayed put! With that in mind, she shot every type of artillery she had, even emptying the stockpile she kept around her lab!The woman was really not used to the ruckus and walked up to Frank, reaching out to touch his face. "Why
Still, Yancy did not seem to mourn her equipment. "That's amazing, huh?""Don't worry about it. Just study the marbles."Yancy nodded and was about to return into the lab with him when they heard a strange noise around them.Glaring at Frank, she pouted. "You definitely heard that earlier, with your super hearing. You could've told me earlier instead of letting me get a scare."Frank chuckled. "Is there anything that you really fear? And your equipment should detect it anyway.""That's true!"Yancy realized with a start.With her equipment turned on, it should have detected anyone's presence.However, she was getting nothing—not even thermal work despite the voice being so close!She soon had a thought. "Maybe like that woman in the cave, they are capable of soul projection?""And they're better at it!" Frank chuckled before calling out loudly, "That's enough. Spare us the theatrics and show yourself!"There was a sinister gust of wind as over a dozen black-robed individuals
The geezer laughed. "I didn't think I'd see you so soon, my friend. You really impress me.""How so, sir?" Frank quickly asked.The geezer sighed and pointed at Yancy, who was planning to scan him with her equipment. "I'm sure you'll soon understand what type of existence I am."Frank smiled, shaking his head. "I would know even without her help. You're no spirit—just a form of energy given form."The geezer's eyes lit up. "You really think so?"Frank nodded. "I'm sure it has something to do with programming."Seeing that the geezer had trouble understanding, Frank thought about it and explained, "It's like parrots. You can teach them to imitate you!"The geezer smiled in turn. "That's more or less it! And as the owner of the spiritron vein, you're the only one in this world with the right to claim everything kept here, and I'm sure I'll be seeing you again before long."With those words, the geezer disappeared from sight, leaving Frank with a ton of questions.What? Did he ju